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URL |
http://www.historypin.com/ |
Description |
Historypin is a way for millions of people to come together, from across different generations, cultures and places, to share small glimpses of the past and to build up the huge story of human history.
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Account Types |
Free Personal: Google account used |
Process |
- Go to http://www.historypin.com/user
- If you have a Google account, click Login
- No Google account? Click Register now and set up a Google account
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Suggested Inquiry Activities
Analyze photos current and past with particular location in a city of state. |
Explore maps between particular dates and look for changes over time. |
Students look at a series of photos and put them into sequential/timeline order. |
Students investigate factors that can change a community or bring it together and log them on the history pin site. |
Have students choose a location and analyze it from the "sky." |
Students can research a topic, insert story pins, and tell a story off of the map. |
Take a fiction book and map the locations from the book onto history pin for a visual reference. |
Search for historical locations in your neighborhood and history pin them to denote them for research later. |
What Teachers Like About Historypin
- You do not have to use HTML to put information on the pin
- Easy for students to use
- Classrooms can collaborate on a map to encourage inquiry learning/ investigations
- Supports classroom projects which can be viewed at home and at school.
- Watch for what they are dong in worldwide conversations.
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Teacher Tips For Using the Tool
- Plan before you pin!
- There is already so much content that you can access! You can put in a topic and there is always information to find.
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Primary Sources Example
Getting Started
Alternatives
Google Lit Trips |
Take a digital book from children's literature and plot out the characters' travels with the digital mapping tools of Google Earth |
Tripline |
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